Oversight
Play of the Day: A New Kind of Republican Budget
Jimmy Fallon looks at the Paul Ryan plan.
Nextgov
Hackers Mine DVRs for Bitcoin, Raid Liquor Stores and Target Web TV Watchers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Employee Policy
APWU warns against survey
The American Postal Workers Union is warning postal support employees away from participating in a U.S. Postal Service survey the labor organization maintains will be used to employees' detriment.
Employee Policy
Boehner pushes for VA accountability bill
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has thrown in with supporters of legislation that would give the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to demote or remove senior VA officials for poor performance.
Pay
Senate panel advances mass transit benefit bill
The Senate Finance Committee on April 3 approved a measure that would restore employee mass transit benefits for two years.
Defense
USAID Calls Accusations of Afghanistan Cover-Up 'Offensive'
Inspector general and House members attack 'generalities' on spending and waste.
News
FEC Member Says it Aloud: We’re Dysfunctional
Vice chairwoman says the commission is failing to enforce the nation's campaign finance laws.
Nextgov
When NASA Cut Ties With Russia, Was It Really Targeting Congress?
Crimea created an opportunity to restart the space race and push for a full space budget.
Pay & Benefits
Boehner: Make It Easier to Fire VA Execs
House speaker gets behind a GOP effort to hold managers more accountable for their job performance.
Defense
Senate Takes First Step to Declassify Report on CIA Interrogations
The next step: bringing the massive report to the public.
Defense One
After Afghan Election, Debate Over Post-2014 Troops Continues
Military and diplomatic officials worry that the gains in Afghanistan will be lost if U.S. and NATO forces pack up and leave. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Nextgov
Remember the HealthCare.gov Woes? State Exchanges Had the Same Problems
Issa argues state exchanges were redundant and unnecessary.
Defense One
Fort Hood Shooter: Why Did He Do It?
After killing three people, wounding 16 others, and then turning the gun on himself at Fort Hood, there are still few clues about why Spec. Ivan Lopez did it. By Stephanie Gaskell
Tech
White House Doubles Down on Green-Tech Loan Program
Administration revives basically the same program that financed Solyndra.
Nextgov
One Chart Shows Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Feds With Your Data
The number of reported information security incidents involving personally identifiable information has more than doubled in recent years.
Pay & Benefits
Your Mass Transit Benefits Could Soon Double
Legislative provision bringing benefits back to their 2013 levels would apply retroactively to Jan. 1.
Defense
How Can Government Battle a 'Suicide Epidemic' Among Veterans?
One hurdle is paying for measures improving mental health care.
Insights
Defense Acquisition Reform: Is Something Different this Time?
Defense acquisition reform has recently become a hot topic again for the defense community. Though acquisition reform has been attempted again and again over the last 50 years, circumstances today suggest structural reform may actually be possible now.
Nextgov
DHS Telework System Lacks a Disaster Plan, IG Says
Workplace as a Service program needs an alternate processing site, report says.
Oversight